With this week’s Sun and Mercury whisking life into the fast lane in the quick-witted and verbally vivacious sign of Sagittarius, happy accidents tend to happen. But it’s also a more haste makes less speed week – so take care and prevent those not so happy accidents caused by worry, rush and hurry…

ARIES: This week your naturally forceful Aries energy could suddenly erupt like a raging volcano or rampant forest fire. Or – if you’re willing to creatively change direction – a flaming angel or inspirational ray of illuminating laser light.

TAURUS: No doubt about it, you Taurans can be appallingly pleasant when you set your minds to it. And in my astrological opinion it’s definitely in your best interests this week to be as charming as you can manage without actually throwing up.

GEMINI: This week could be rendered less stressful and much more fun by getting all your opposing personas to dance together – the Teaser with the Pleaser, the Lover with the Judge, the Incisive Mind with the Beautifier, the Meditator with the Insister…

CANCER: Feeling like all your crablegs are plugged into some kind of cosmic energy socket with its voltage cranked up to the max? You’re being zapped by the seasonal Sagittarian power surge, and may the juice be with you…

LEO: This lively time infuses you fiery Lions with energy to burn. Try not to squander this precious resource entirely on shouldering the lion’s share of organisational responsibilities – use it to serve yourself first, then everyone else.

VIRGO: Life’s not meant to be frantic, so don’t let mutable Jupiter hustle you into a hurrying, jittery pre-Xmas tizz. Settle down. Breathe. If a problem’s solvable, there’s no need to worry about it – if it’s not, worrying doesn’t help.

LIBRA: Mercury in Sagittarius can be a transit sent to try us. In the sign of the sometimes worrying tongue, people tend to suffer from communication indigestion caused by acting hastily on information before it’s properly digested or absorbed… know what I mean?

SCORPIO: This week’s independent, enterprising energies fuel your go-ahead get-stuff-done mood – but in the intimate arena certain lessons in tough love could be on the agenda. If difficult situations occur, always look for the learning they offer…

SAGITTARIUS: Outrageous Aquarian Venus could unleash some pretty far-out flashes, wild ideas and idiosyncratic actions this week. Don’t panic at what might seem like restrictions on your freedom – that cage only exists inside your mind.

CAPRICORN: Let this week’s wild and cheeky Sagittarian breeze join Venus at her most unusual to blow away any past-their-use-by-date attitudes and make space for some exciting new ones. Because this heart-opening, outgoing transit invites you to take a risk.

AQUARIUS: Uh-oh, Cyclone Aquarius on the tear again! Don’t shoot yourselves in the foot by being too busy to pay attention, o high-powered dynamos – it requires a conscious rein on that galloping mind and stampeding jaws to collect this week’s rewards.

PISCES: Calling all Pisces, calling all Pisces! What you’ve got, this week needs – and that’s the healing feeling of your Neptunian intuition, the soothing balm of your emotional sensitivity, and the tenderness of your compassionate understanding.